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    This document provides a worksheet for students to write a basic thesis statement and revised thesis statement in response to a writing prompt about Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Letter from Birmingham Jail." The prompt asks students to analyze how King uses structure and language purposefully in his text and provide examples. The basic checklist ensures the thesis statement is one sentence, answers the question, uses specific words, takes a stand, and answers "why it matters." The student is then asked to revise their thesis statement to meet all the criteria in the checklist.

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    This document provides a worksheet for students to write a basic thesis statement and revised thesis statement in response to a writing prompt about Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Letter from Birmingham Jail." The prompt asks students to analyze how King uses structure and language purposefully in his text and provide examples. The basic checklist ensures the thesis statement is one sentence, answers the question, uses specific words, takes a stand, and answers "why it matters." The student is then asked to revise their thesis statement to meet all the criteria in the checklist.

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    1/6/2021 English I

    Thesis Statement Worksheet

    Instructions: Write a basic thesis statement and a revised thesis statement in response to the writing prompt.

    Writing Prompt
    What makes King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail" powerful and effective? After reading King's letter, answer the question by
    analyzing how he uses structure and language purposefully in his text. Provide specific examples from the text to support your
    analysis.

    1. Write your Basic Thesis Statement in the space below.

    2. Go through the Thesis Statement Essentials Checklist. It is okay if you are not able to check off some of these characteristics.

    Is your thesis statement one sentence? Yes


    Does it answer the question? Yes
    Does it use specific words? yes
    Does it take a stand?yes Could someone have a different interpretation? No
    Does it answer “Why does this matter?” or “So what?” yes

    3. Based on the checklist above, revise your thesis statement so that it has all of the above qualities and include it here.

    Martin Luther King Jr. uses metaphors and analogies in his letter to the spectators from an emotional point of view and he uses figurative
    language and urgent tone to make his text relatable and important.

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